as in separating
to set or force apart
in your head you need to divorce your wishes and fantasies from the realities of the world as it is
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Recent Examples of divorcing
The two tied the knot in 2022 before divorcing two years later.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
They got engaged in 2018 and married in 2021, ultimately divorcing in 2026.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Warbin and the actor married in 2000 before divorcing in 2010.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
The Iowa native and her ex-husband, George Englund, had five children before divorcing in 1978.
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Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
All told, the Solovievs had 11 kids before divorcing in 2014.
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Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
They got engaged in 2018 and married in 2021, ultimately divorcing in 2026.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Warbin and the actor married in 2000 before divorcing in 2010.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
The Iowa native and her ex-husband, George Englund, had five children before divorcing in 1978.
—
Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
All told, the Solovievs had 11 kids before divorcing in 2014.
—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorcing
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Khushboo Gupta, vice president of policy at PETA India, said the aesthetic appeal of live elephants doesn’t justify shackling, beating and separating them from their families.
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This process involves removing fuel, managing radiological controls, separating the hull, demilitarizing, and recycling.
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The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
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According to Steele, the bankruptcy trustee is now dividing the company’s assets, and the Cooper residents will likely only recover a small amount from the electric company.
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After nine years playing in the majors, Hoffman took up coaching in the Dodgers’ minor league farm system, splitting time between managing and coordinating field instruction for player development.
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The ampd YouTube dashboard lets clients drill down from a national overview to a single channel, splitting any metric by age, gender, income and region, and switching the view between reach, hours watched and individual titles.
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The experience—in keeping with the ROKI Collection philosophy of intentional luxury and tranquility--is all about disconnecting from the outside world and reconnecting with nature, but in pampered fashion.
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Get in the habit of disconnecting devices when you’re done using them.
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“Divorcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorcing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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